Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-13

Location certificates and chattel mort
gage blanks for sale at this Office.
In the march of empire you will find
that J. Cochran sells good goods, cheap
for cash.
If you want to counteract any condi-
tion of the thermometer, buy your goods
at Cochran's.
The dry weather which prevailed in
this place for a number of days was
followed by rain On Thursday evening.
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's
Gold, $1.O0; silver, $l.OO; gold and sil-
yer, 81 so; copper 81 go; tin 81. 90; nickel
500.
The Rapid Republican says narrow
gauge gossip is on the wane, The
Journal, however, ignores a mention of
the startling fact.
Say, Bob, how did you like the show :?
Well, it did not strike me half as forci-
BILE as J. Cochran, selling goods way
down for cash.
Joseph Wallace, formerly clerk of the
court of Pennington county, who after
ward became demented, died in Indian
apolis on Saturday, the 9th inst.
Messrs. Wood & Co. have commenced
the erection of a frame barn in the rear
of their feed mill on Custer avenue, the
A Northern Pacific branch road into
the Hills is now regarded as a probable
event of the early future. Surveyors
are reported to be looking up the most
favorable route.
The contest between the Deadwood
and Rapid Gun clubs at Bull Dog ranch
On Saturday resulted in a victory for the
Deadxood club, by a score of l40 to 1870
out o. q possible 100.
The Chadron Journal says: "Stee.
rails for the Hills extension are going
up the road at the rate Of five to twenty
cars per train, and tracklaying will COM
mence about Sept. lst."
Right Of way has been secured for the
Elkhorn extension as far as Whitewood,
where ITO acres of land has been pur-
chased heal Selbie's ranch, by the
Western Townsite company.
In another column in this issue Of the
CHRONICLE will be found a detailed
statement of the financial condition of
Custer county, prepared by the county
clerk, which will be of interest to local
readers.
Referring to the gold amalgam rob
berry in Deadwood gulch, the Chadrop
Democrat locates it in the Father district,
near Rapid City. The Democrat is evil
IDENTITY not familiar with Black Hills
mining camps.
If you want anything in the line of
hardware, fancy and staple groceries,
stoves, iron and glassware, mining sup
plies, farm implements, iron, steel, ETC.,
ETC., go to Cochran's, the cheapest house
in the Black Hills.
1t is gratifying to know that whatever
effect Matchmaking may have had upon
the future progress of operations on the
property of the Harvey Peak Tin com
pany, that the Tin Mountain mine will
receive the early attention of its owners
in the way Of extensive operations.
DR.. Kleemann returned from Rapid
on Sunday where he was the subject Of
an examination held by the Territorial
Board of Health, touching upon his
qualifications to practice medicine, the
result of which, he informs us. was high
ly satisfactory to the parties concerned.
Meyers Bros. brought in another clean
up of their 5 stamp mill on Saturday.
The clean up represented the work of
three men for ten days, on the Gold
Safe mine, and was sold to the Bank of
Custer for $500. The owners are much
encouraged yer the result, and will add
new machinery to their plant in the
near future.
We have been unable to learn any
thing definite as to the success Of James
Wilson, now in England in the interest
of the Harvey Peak Tin company, but
the prevailing belief is that, notwith-
standing the adverse influences, which
for a time may retard his progress, that
in the end his success will be complete
and pronounced.
Among the ministers now in attend
ance at the annual meeting Of the Black
Hills Mission of the Methodist church |
in this city, is Rev. J.. w. Hancher, of
Rapid City, accompanied by his wife, a
niece Of the CHRONICLE scribe, who he
had not seen for nearly twenty years,
and of whose marriage and residence
he was entirely ignorant up to the
period Of their arrival in this city on
Wednesday. The meeting was as graft
flying as it was surprising. !